combo highlight

[Raoul Watson]

I have two combo control (dropdown combo type) on an SSTab form
eventhough the combo is disabled, it looks like it's highlighted (deep
blue)?
What settiong allows highlighting even if the field is disabled?

Also, is there a way on SSTab to prevent user to go to another tab?
(in my app if user is on tab 2, he is not allowed to tab to others.

Any advice is appreciated. T H A N K S !!

[Dean Earley]

Re: combo highlight

> Also, is there a way on SSTab to prevent user to go to another tab?[color=blue]
> (in my app if user is on tab 2, he is not allowed to tab to others.[/color]

This is a problem with the SSTab control.

You will need to put each tabs controls on a picturebox or frame then
show/hide them as you change tabs.

This seems to explain it fairly well:

http://www.earlsoft.co.uk/hashvb/Tabbed_dialogs

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Dean Earley (dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Jan Hyde]

Re: combo highlight

"Raoul Watson" <WatsonR@Intell igenCIA.com>'s wild thoughts
were released on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:12:14 GMT bearing the
following fruit:
[color=blue]
>I have two combo control (dropdown combo type) on an SSTab form
>eventhough the combo is disabled, it looks like it's highlighted (deep
>blue)?
>What settiong allows highlighting even if the field is disabled?[/color]

There isn't one. I seem to recall someone else posting about
this phenomenon.. Anyway there must be something else going
on becuase this certainly is not a common issue.
[color=blue]
>Also, is there a way on SSTab to prevent user to go to another tab?[/color]

Disable the other tabs.

J
[color=blue]
>(in my app if user is on tab 2, he is not allowed to tab to others.
>
>Any advice is appreciated. T H A N K S !!
>[/color]


Jan Hyde (VB MVP)

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[Jan Hyde]

Re: combo highlight

Dean Earley <dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
released on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:38:37 +0100 bearing the
following fruit:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> Also, is there a way on SSTab to prevent user to go to another tab?
>> (in my app if user is on tab 2, he is not allowed to tab to others.[/color]
>
>This is a problem with the SSTab control.[/color]

Ah.. I read it that the OP doesn't want the user to be able
to access the other tabs.
[color=blue]
>You will need to put each tabs controls on a picturebox or frame then
>show/hide them as you change tabs.[/color]

Just disabling them will suffice.

J
[color=blue]
>This seems to explain it fairly well:
>http://www.earlsoft.co.uk/hashvb/Tabbed_dialogs[/color]


Jan Hyde (VB MVP)

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[Dean Earley]

Re: combo highlight

>> You will need to put each tabs controls on a picturebox or frame then[color=blue][color=green]
>> show/hide them as you change tabs.[/color]
>
> Just disabling them will suffice.[/color]

But I use the tabstrip which doesn't do the moving voodoo so i can
either show/hide them or disable them and set the ZOrder.

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Dean Earley (dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems

[Raoul Watson]

Re: combo highlight


"Jan Hyde" <StellaDrinker@ REMOVE.ME.uboot .com> wrote in message
news:rbou42h7ts jb3c6dl6mi6328h 69028r7h9@4ax.c om...
...[color=blue]
>
> Disable the other tabs.
>[/color]

DUH! I am embarassed.. something so simple I overlooked.

Thanks for straightening me out.

The highlight baffles me because the combo is not even drawn last (i.e.
didn't
have focus at one time) --so i don't know why they're highlighted. It
doesn't do that
on regular form.

[Jan Hyde]

Re: combo highlight

Dean Earley <dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
released on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:34:22 +0100 bearing the
following fruit:
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> You will need to put each tabs controls on a picturebox or frame then
>>> show/hide them as you change tabs.[/color]
>>
>> Just disabling them will suffice.[/color]
>
>But I use the tabstrip which doesn't do the moving voodoo so i can
>either show/hide them or disable them and set the ZOrder.[/color]

Huh?

You were talking about the SSTab

Quote:
'This is a problem with the SSTab control.'




Jan Hyde (VB MVP)

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[Jan Hyde]

Re: combo highlight

"Raoul Watson" <WatsonR@Intell igenCIA.com>'s wild thoughts
were released on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:49:44 GMT bearing the
following fruit:
[color=blue]
>
>"Jan Hyde" <StellaDrinker@ REMOVE.ME.uboot .com> wrote in message
>news:rbou42h7t sjb3c6dl6mi6328 h69028r7h9@4ax. com...
>..[color=green]
>>
>> Disable the other tabs.
>>[/color]
>
>DUH! I am embarassed.. something so simple I overlooked.
>
>Thanks for straightening me out.
>
>The highlight baffles me because the combo is not even drawn last (i.e.
>didn't
>have focus at one time) --so i don't know why they're highlighted. It
>doesn't do that
>on regular form.[/color]

Have you done a search on google groups. I definitely
remember someone else mentioning this.




Jan Hyde (VB MVP)

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